Basketball Study Guide

Skills



Dribbling

Purpose: To move the ball into position for a pass or a shot
Key points:

Dribble with finger pads

Keep head / eyes up (see court and players)

Dribble below your waist

On control dribble, keep ball near your body and protect with
non-dribbling arm

On speed dribble, push ball out and sprint to move down the
court
Rules:

Traveling: moving with the ball (not including pivoting) while

holding the ball

Double dribble: dribbling; stopping your dribble; and

dribbling again

Carrying the ball: palming, carrying the ball by allowing the

ball to rest your hands while dribbling



Passing

Purpose: To move the ball down the court (faster than a dribble)
To move the ball to an open teammate
Name ________________________

Block ________________________
Key points:

Step into pass

On bounce pass
3/4
th
of the way towards your target

On chest pass - - - aim for your teammates chest

On a chest pass --- start with your thumbs up and step into the
pass while rotating thumbs down to create _backspin_.

Use fakes, trickery, when passing

Be quick

Rules: Traveling (see above)



Shooting



Purpose: To score

Key points:

Square up to the basket

Keep your eyes on the target

Place feet shoulder width apart with knees bent

If shooting right handed, the _right_ foot is slightly forward

If shooting left handed, the _left_ foot is slightly forward

Use dominant hand to shoot; non dominant hand to guide ball

Shooting elbow should form a C (90 degree angle)

Shooting elbow should be lined up with the _basket__

Ball should rest on finger pads, not the palm

Lift up with entire body; shooting arm reaching high on follow

through

Follow through high and snap your wrist to create _backspin_

Rules:

Free throw violation: stepping on the free throw line or into

the free throw zone in the act of shooting a free throw

Personal foul: making illegal body contact with a player on the

opposing team in the act of shooting



Lay-ups







Purpose: To score on a drive to the basket

Key points:

Approach the basket at a 45 degree angle

Take off on the inside leg into a vertical jump

Pretend a string attaches your shooting elbow to your

outside knee to achieve maximum lift

Aim for the top corner of the rectangle on the backboard

On the right side, dribble and shoot with your _right_ hand

On the left side, dribble and shoot with your _left_ hand

Rules: Traveling (see above)







Defense


Purpose: To prevent the offense from scoring
Terms:

Live Ball: When the player with the ball still has the option to
dribble . . . . defender should maintain distance of arms length (or
greater if guarding a fast player)

Dead Ball: When the player with the ball does NOT have the option
to dribble . . . . defender should move in close to the ball to deflect
pass or shot
Key points:

Bend at the knees and stay low

Maintain position between the offensive player and the basket

Move laterally (side to side) by shuffling feet

Use arms/hands to interfere with the ball

Rules:

Personal foul illegal contact with opponent (Blocking, Holding,
Hacking, Reaching).




Screen &
Roll

Purpose: Offensive move to free a teammate from the defense
Key points:

Use a jump stop to set the screen

Keep feet firmly planted and knees slightly bent

Position the screen so that the screeners body will block the
defender

When rolling, pivot so that you are facing the ball

Screens can be set _ON Ball and __OFF_Ball

Rules:

Personal foul: Moving screen, illegally moving to maintain a screen
after setting the screen